Comparison of Photodiode Nonlinearity Measurement Systems

Abstract

Photodiode nonlinearity measurements using one-, two- and three-tone measurement systems are compared with each other, to investigate the comparison accuracy between setups. The mathematical relationship between each setup is analyzed, and data on multiple devices are compared to find under which conditions the measurements are comparable. It is shown that the three measurement systems can be used interchangeably only when the distortion adheres to the expected mathematical slopes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 2011
Accession Number
ADA545769

Entities

People

  • Alexander S. Hastings
  • Keith J. Williams
  • Meredith N. Draa

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Bandwidth
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diodes
  • Distortion
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • High Dynamic Range
  • Intermodulation
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Optics
  • Photodetectors
  • Photodiodes

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy